THIS ISSUE
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The number of divorces per year has fallen below 10,000 for the first time since the 1970s, prompting family lawyers to renew calls for marriage reform.
Access to justice, to a career at the Bar and to international markets will be the priorities for 2020, Bar Chair Amanda Pinto QC has said in her inaugural speech
Little has been achieved during the Brexit years because the government has been overwhelmed by preparations for life outside the EU
Law firm welcomes new family law specialist
The shortage of medical expert witness in the family courts is creating delays ‘likely in some cases to be harmful to children’, a working group has found
Divorce specialist joins Reading Office
Building on existing talent
Global arbitration law firm announces new counsel
The Supreme Court has extended the scope of protection for whistleblowers, in a ruling that a Royal Mail employee was unfairly dismissed
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Ward Hadaway—Nicola Williams
Specialist tax expertise expands with partner appointment
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Howard Kennedy—Caroline Urban
Firm strengthens corporate and capital raising specialism with partner hire
Payne Hicks Beach—Lucas Moore
Commercial disputes partner succeeds Robert Brodrick as chair of management board
NEWS
Global mobility is transforming family law, creating new challenges around jurisdiction, assets and child arrangements
The civil justice landscape could be heading for a shake-up, with reform of the Solicitors Act 1974 gathering pace
Employers are being urged to prepare now for far-reaching employment law changes taking effect in January 2027
As family structures evolve, the law may face difficult questions about inheritance rights for those in polyamorous relationships
A series of procedural developments could have significant practical consequences for litigators. Writing in NLJ this week, columnist Stephen Gold highlights important updates ranging from digital court reforms to family procedure and admissions of liability
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